Gilgamesh



The Gilgamesh is a set of gauntlets, greaves, mask, and back armor which appears in Devil May Cry 4, and is obtained from Echidna's Hell Gate, which it was used to power. It is made of a devilish metal which absorbs organic material and transforms it to steel, and its techniques can be empowered by engaging the thrusters on the gauntlets and greaves. The gauntlets have small drills on each arm capable of extending during some attacks like Real Impact and Divine Dragon, while the greaves have small saws allowing Dante to cut through enemies with by kicking as seen in the last strike of Gilgamesh Combo A when charged. It is wielded by Dante during the game.

Just Charge


When performing one of Gilgamesh's chargeable attacks, the Devil Arm will flash to indicate when a level of charge has been achieved. By releasing the appropriate / or / button at the instant the Devil Arm flashes, Dante will perform an attack which has double the power of the normally charged attack, and a slightly more impressive animation. Gilgamesh has only two levels of charge. However, the technique is unnamed, but is unofficially known as "Just Charge", "Just Frame", and "Flash Strike".

Background
Gilgamesh was a quasi-historical king who is the central character of the Epic of Gilgamesh. He was a superhuman who became bored with his rule, and went on an adventure in which he became friends with the half-wild Enkidu and ended up seeking a method of immortality to prevent his own death.

Trivia

 * The Gilgamesh's move set is an expanded version of the Beowulf's from Devil May Cry 3, keeping most of the basic moves, many of the special and Swordmaster moves, and improving on the charge mechanic. The final parts of Gilgamesh Combo II and Kick-13 while in Devil Trigger are also derived from Vergil's Beowulf moveset.
 * The attacks "Full House", "Straight", "Draw", and "Flush" are references to Poker.
 * When Dante obtains the Gilgamesh, he uses a "one-inch punch", a kung fu move popularized by Bruce Lee.